Balgarianovinite.com All environment ministers after Borislav Sandov have attempted to terminate the agreement with the National Protected Areas Control Agency (NPACA), said outgoing Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov on Nova TV on Monday. He was commenting on the Petrohan case involving six violent deaths in Northwestern Bulgaria, with the deceased being linked to the NPACA nongovernmental organization.
In 2022, the Environment Ministry represented by Minister Sandov signed a framework agreement on environmental protection with the NGO. According to Sandov, the document did not create rights or obligations for either party and had no financial component. On June 26, 2025, the Environment Ministry terminated the agreement unilaterally after an internal audit found that the document had an unclear subject matter, lacked legal basis and procedure for its conclusion, as well as for the transfer of control functions over protected areas and territories to NGOs. The police and the prosecution service were notified of possible illegal activities.
Genov commented on Monday that it is no coincidence the NGO was registered under this name, and an explanation must be sought as to who insisted on this and when, because the term “national agency” is misleading. “Apart from this agreement, there is nothing else. It is in complete violation of all the rules of the Ministry of Environment and Water. I have never seen such agreements,” Genov added.
According to him, the agreement creates no financial commitments. Inspections have been carried out and not a single alert by the NGO about a violation of environmental legislation has been found. Genov said that on Monday morning, the outgoing Minister of Agriculture told him that the NPACA has not submitted a single alert about illegal logging or illegal felling. Minister Genov: Environment Ministers after Borislav Sandov Have Tried to End Agreement with NGO Linked to Petrohan Case 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-09 20:24:34 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law